Broadcom is identified by the stock ticker AVGO and designs semiconductor and infrastructure software products.
Broadcom Inc. supplies chips used in networking, broadband, wireless communications, storage, and industrial applications. It also owns major infrastructure-software businesses, giving the company revenue streams beyond semiconductor sales.
The modern company took shape after Avago Technologies acquired Broadcom Corporation in 2016. The combined business adopted the Broadcom name, while its shares continued trading under the AVGO ticker associated with Avago's public listing.
Broadcom is sometimes confused with Broadcom Corporation, the earlier semiconductor company acquired in 2016. It is also distinct from Broadcom Limited, the former name used by Avago after that acquisition. These corporate-name changes explain why historical sources can appear to describe several different Broadcom entities.